let component;

  const _handleLogin = () => {
    // <Input /> component is accessed via nested refs.
    let email    = component.refs.emailAddress.refs.input.value,
        password = component.refs.password.value;

    Meteor.loginWithPassword( email, password, ( error ) => {
      if ( error ) {
        Bert.alert( error.reason, 'warning' );
      } else {
        Bert.alert( 'Logged in!', 'success' );
      }
    });

  };

  const _validate = () => {
    $( component.refs.login ).validate({

      rules: {
        emailAddress: {
          required: true,
          email: true
        },
        password: {
          required: true
        }
      },
      messages: {
        emailAddress: {
          required: 'Need an email address here.',
          email: 'Is this email address legit?'
        },
        password: {
          required: 'Need a password here.'
        }
      },

      submitHandler() { _handleLogin(); }

    });

  };

  export const handleLogin = ( options ) => {
    component = options.component;
    _validate();

  };